November 1982 — Vol 4 No 11
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Open original PDF • November 1982 • Vol 4 No 11 • 55 pages
Overview
TelecomSIG launches under Jeremy Parker. Cover-highlight content: Charles K. Mesztenyi's "Programming the ACIA"; Jim Rose's "An Apple Writer Patch"; Dr. Wo's "Blaise Away! Dr. Wo Strikes Back" + "Pascal Tutorials"; George V. Kinal's "'One Oven Muffin' Updated." Robert C. Platt writes "A Trip to the Land of Woz" (visit to Apple HQ?). William C. Jacobson on "CP/M on an Apple ///." Jack Warner reviews Master Diagnostics Plus.
Table of contents
| Section | Page |
|---|---|
| Cover | 1 |
| Computerland + MATH* (MathPak for WordStar) ads | 2–3 |
| Officers; Editorial; Membership | 3 |
| Event Queue; SIG News | 4 |
| TelecomSIG News — Jeremy Parker | 6 |
| President's Corner — David Morganstein | 6 |
| Classifieds | 8 |
| Job Mart | 9 |
| A Page from the Stack — Jill & Vance Giboney | 10 |
| Programming the ACIA — Charles K. Mesztenyi | 12 |
| Index to Advertisers | 14 |
| An Apple Writer Patch — Jim Rose | 16 |
| Minutes | 18 |
| IAC Corner — Bernie Urban | 18 |
| Blaise Away! Dr. Wo Strikes Back — Dr. Wo | 22 |
| Pascal Tutorials — Dr. Wo | 28 |
| Graphics Interface Routine — David Morganstein | 32 |
| Master Diagnostics Plus: A Review — Jack Warner | 33 |
| CP/M on an Apple /// — William C. Jacobson | 34 |
| Dealers' Corner | 34 |
| Q & A — Bruce F. Field | 36 |
| EDSIG News — Nancy C. Strange | 40 |
| A Pascal vs. BASIC Puzzle — Paul A. Sand | 41 |
| A Trip to the Land of Woz — Bob Platt | 42 |
| Is Your Communicating Apple Protected — George V. Kinal | 43 |
| "One Oven Muffin" Updated — George V. Kinal | 44 |
| Apple Tech Notes | 45 |
| Hard Copy Made Easy — James T. DeMay Jr | 47 |
| LogoSIG News — Nancy C. Strange | 49 |
Articles
"Programming the ACIA" (page 12) — Charles K. Mesztenyi
Cover-highlight. Programming the 6850 ACIA (Asynchronous Communications Interface Adapter) — for serial communication. Companion to recent comm/modem coverage.
"An Apple Writer Patch" (page 16) — Jim Rose
Cover-highlight. Customization patch for AppleWriter — Jim Rose returning to Pi after his ASMSIG-chair days.
"Blaise Away! Dr. Wo Strikes Back" (page 22) — Dr. Wo (Tom Woteki)
Cover-highlight. Dr. Wo responds to recent Pascal critiques.
"Pascal Tutorials" (page 28) — Dr. Wo
Cover-highlight. Pascal tutorial series.
"'One Oven Muffin' Updated" (page 44) — George V. Kinal
Cover-highlight. Update to an earlier Pi modem/comm utility ("One Oven Muffin" is presumably a punning project name — terminal app).
"A Trip to the Land of Woz" (page 42) — Robert C. Platt
Cover-highlight area. Travelogue from a visit to Apple Computer / Cupertino (or possibly Wozniak's home).
"CP/M on an Apple ///" (page 34) — William C. Jacobson
CP/M running on the Apple III — an unusual combination.
"A Pascal vs. BASIC Puzzle" (page 41) — Paul A. Sand
Language-comparison programming puzzle.
Other content
- TelecomSIG News — Jeremy Parker (new SIG chair)
- Graphics Interface Routine — Morganstein
- Master Diagnostics Plus review — Jack Warner
- Is Your Communicating Apple Protected — George V. Kinal
- Hard Copy Made Easy — James T. DeMay Jr.
Club news / events / announcements
- TelecomSIG launches
- November Pi meeting: Nov 27
Notable advertisements
- Computerland Tysons Corner
- MATH* (MathPak for WordStar) — "WordStar Users Why not a MATHPAK?" — column-and-row math directly in word processing
Entities
People: David Morganstein, Mark L. Crosby, Dana Schwartz, Jesse Wagstaff, John Moon, Nancy Philipp, Rich Wasserstrom, Bernard Urban, Bob Peck, Bruce F. Field, Jill Giboney, Vance Giboney, Charles K. Mesztenyi, Jim Rose, Tom Woteki, George V. Kinal, Robert C. Platt, William C. Jacobson, Paul A. Sand, Jeremy Parker, Jack Warner, Nancy C. Strange, James T. DeMay Jr. Topics: TelecomSIG, ACIA Programming, AppleWriter Patches, Pascal vs BASIC, CP/M on Apple III, Visit to Apple Cupertino References: MATH MathPak, Master Diagnostics Plus, WordStar
Connections to other issues
- Mesztenyi's ACIA piece extends his Applesoft internals series
- TelecomSIG joins the SIGs roster
- Apple Writer mods extend earlier Apple Writer-as-text-tool theme
Open questions
- "Land of Woz" trip details?
- Did TelecomSIG sustain?